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DECEMBER 1, 2009

Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and Cloud Computing business. As we get close to the end of the year, I thought it would be interesting to put together a post on how to approach the 2010 planning. ► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! SaaS 13 Index Valuation.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

I break the answer to that question down into three engines: Viral - this is the business model identified in the presentation as "Get Users." Here, the key metrics are Acquisition and Referral, combined into the now-famous viral coefficient. If the coefficient is > 1.0 , you generally have a viral hit on your hands.

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MARCH 23, 2007

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Popular Media is a hosted, web-based technology platform that enables customers to quickly create, optimize, and scale viral marketing programs - and it seems to work pretty well. ► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! anecdotes.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

It would have been easy to explain the difference by changes in the 2010/2011 revenue growth projections but unfortunately that is not the case. SaaS companies projected to grow 18% over this period in January 2010 and this projection moved up only to 20% today. ► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Sunday, November 07, 2010. ▼ 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Engagement loops: beyond viral Theres a great and growing corpus of writing about viral loops, the step-by-step optimizations you can use to encourage maximum growth of online products by having customers invite each other to join. This is essentially a version of the viral loop.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010. ▼ 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil.

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JUNE 23, 2008

This video is a very smart viral marketing initiative from Cardo Systems , a provider of bluetooth headsets and it reached more than 6m eyeballs (this number includes the different versions of the video as well as the videos of people trying the experience to show it is a scam!). ► 2010. (5). Happy New Year 2010!

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MAY 25, 2010

Tuesday, May 25, 2010. "10 10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product Design" unveiled at the Bessemer Annual Cloud CEO Conference. Unveiling of the "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product Design" The best rated session of the day was the presentation by Jason Putorti on product design. Cracking The Code.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Even if you must launch to your customers, avoid the urge to also launch in extra places, just because your PR firm can do it at the same time. If you are having trouble raising money, sometimes a little PR can help. Help you raise money.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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JANUARY 7, 2009

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 7, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Learning is better than optimization (the local maximum problem) Lean startups don’t optimize. Some designers also hate optimizing (which is why the “41 shades of blue&# test is so famous – a famous designer claims to have quit over it ).

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JULY 10, 2009

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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OCTOBER 27, 2008

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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sharkseo.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

RSS Feed 19 Nov 2010, Posted by admin in Featured , Nohat , 26 Comments SEO Advice for Bootstrapped Startups SEO can provide a hugely valuable source of traffic, if done right – especially for a bootstrapped startup where money is tight. Aaron Wall, SEO Book Add a free feature which is accessible, useful, and spreads virally.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2015

The stunt went viral, with the app receiving plenty of publicity. For just $100,000, 20 computers and a free website design, the company bought the naming rights to the small Oregon town of Halfway for one year – renaming the town Half.com, becoming the first dotcom city in America. Tommy Hilfiger Corporation.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Unveilling of the Bessemers 10 laws of Cloud Computing and SaaS - Winter 2010 Release. ► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

When you’re creating a name, remember you’re putting together syllables — a good design is going to be about pleasing contrasts between consonants and vowels, and consonants themselves,” says Johnson. Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone!

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

As I ask questions to understand the thinking, what usually comes out is something vague along the lines of web marketing, and/or viral growth with no numbers attached. A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare.

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MARCH 10, 2008

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2008

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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MARCH 10, 2008

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Lean Startups/Back to Basics (2000-2010): No IPO’s, limited VC cash, lack of confidence and funding fuels “lean startup” era with limited M&A and even less IPO activity. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. In the new bubble PR may be your new best friend, so invest in it. Tools in the New Bubble. Wide Adoption.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

On October 27, 2010 I wrote a blog post about the “ 57 Things I Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies.”. It has been awesome, flattering, and humbling to see that post went viral and has been seen by so many thousands of people — mainly aspiring entrepreneurs — and has been translated into many languages. It’s that important.

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MARCH 30, 2007

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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JULY 6, 2007

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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JUNE 18, 2007

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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JANUARY 5, 2007

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 25, 2012

Depending on your market, the ROI can be better any other traffic source you can find (with viral traffic the most common exception). Even through the five day outtage in early 2011, and the semi-regular downtime throughout 2010 and 2011. The site was once great; marketed by a high-end NYC PR firm.

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DECEMBER 16, 2006

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2007

► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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